Bibliographic Resources for Developing Your Law Library

Kendall
F. Svengalis, Legal Information Buyers Guide and Reference Manual
2010 (Rhode
Island Lawpress). This is the "Bible" for helping
law firms build their own libraries. It comes out annually and
is truly independent. Call number is KF1.L43 (On
Reserve, ask for it at library circulation desk). Current
price is listed at $156.00
and $80.00 for a CD version.

Law Book Exchange.
Law Book Exchange not only brokers
rare books, but it also stocks a healthy collection of second hand
publications. It is particularly good source (even if the item is
not currently in their stock) for large sets such as reporters,
digests, encyclopedias, etc.

Legal
Information Alert. “The leading current awareness
publication in the world of legal information” -- Svengalis.
Contains reviews of legal publications and information services.
Annual subscription is $184. UMKC call no. is KF240.A15 L43
(usually the librarians have the most current issue).

IndexMaster provides a searchable database of the indexes and
tables of contents for current treatises and looseleafs of most
legal publishers. The service also has price and publisher information. The database is linked to UMKC's Subscription Databases
page, but it is only accessible for the public within the UMKC Law
Building. The previous annual subscript for a firm of less than 15
is
$45.See
http://www.indexmaster.com